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Judy Lucas
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Reporter at @ithacavoice.bsky.social covering local gov, healthcare, addiction and crime - jlucas@ithacavoice.org

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Based in Upstate N.Y. Born and raised in St. Louis.
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UPDATE: Cornell graduate student and anti-war activist Momodou Taal has left the U.S. by choice, according to his social media posts Monday night.
Update: Judge rejects attempt to stop detainment of Cornell pro-Palestine activist - The Ithaca Voice
Update (March 31, 2025): Cornell University graduate student and anti-war activist Momodou Taal has left the U.S. on his own volition, according to posts on his social media accounts Monday. […]
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March 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
vacationing in nyc is diabolical and you cannot convince me otherwise
April 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
BREAKING: Momodou Taal's student visa was REVOKED by the State Department March 14, the day before his lawyers filed a federal lawsuit challenging two EO's. Taal was notified his visa was revoked in an email sent March 21, according to new court documents.
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Cornell pro-Palestine activist's visa revoked after filing lawsuit - The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of State revoked the student visa of Cornell graduate student and pro-Palestine activist Momodou Taal, court documents filed Saturday show. Taal is one of […]
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March 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The move comes just days after federal agents were reportedly seen on campus and near Taal’s home in Ithaca. @ithacavoice.bsky.social
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A Cornell pro-Palestine activist sued Trump. Days later he was told to surrender to ICE. - The Ithaca Voice
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Cornell University international student and anti-war activist Momodou Taal was told by federal attorneys to surrender himself to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE...
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March 22, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Via Taal’s IG: He believes, along with other eyewitnesses, that unidentified federal officers came to his home in Ithaca, NY yesterday morning to detain him. The first hearing for the lawsuit Taal filed to block EO’s that stifle free speech has been postponed from yesterday to March 25.
March 20, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Momodou Taal and his lawyers filed a suit today seeking a national injunction against Trump’s executive orders allowing mass deportations across the US. It’s a court order that binds the feds from enforcing a law nationwide.Taal faced deportation after organizing pro-Palestinian protests at Cornell.
March 16, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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This story is WOW: A New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any State Taxes @jeremykohler.bsky.social
A New Missouri Bill Would Let Residents Donate to Anti-Abortion Centers Instead of Paying Any Taxes
Four months after Missouri voted to legalize abortion, Republican lawmakers are proposing a 100% tax credit — capped at $50,000 per year — for taxpayers who donate to crisis pregnancy centers.
www.propublica.org
March 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Eugene Daniels, the president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, has emerged as a key figure in an escalating fight between the Trump White House and the news media over press access and freedom. “It’s unfortunate that this is where we are,” he said in an interview.
He’s the Face of a White House Press Corps Under Attack by Trump
Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, is pushing back on the administration’s hostility to reporters as he navigates a move to MSNBC from Politico.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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When @propublica.org first published data and reporting on the tens of thousands of Native American human remains and artifacts held by museums and universities, compliance with the nation’s 30-year old repatriation law shot up. Today, we update the data to show where thise institutions stand now.
ProPublica Updates Its Database of Museums’ and Universities’ Compliance With Federal Repatriation Law
Institutions across the U.S. returned more than 10,300 Native American ancestors to tribes in 2024, making it the third-biggest year for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Re...
www.propublica.org
February 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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You’d think the damned attorney general would know the difference between criminal charges and a civil suit.
Pam Bondi announces the DOJ has "filed charges against the state of New York, Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, and Mark Schroeder"
February 13, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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State regulations now restrict the sale of kava, a beverage derived from the root of a tropical shrub, due to potential health risks.
Local establishment barred from selling namesake non-alcoholic beverage
ITHACA, N.Y. — A recent February evening at the Sacred Root Kava Lounge and Tea Bar appeared, at first glance, to be business as usual. A band played extended folk-rock songs from the stage to a small but engaged audience. Customers ordering a variety of non-alcoholic drinks chatted with owner Paul Galgoczy, who stood behind a counter adorned with a large golden figurine depicting the head of the Buddha.
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February 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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The Trump administration is suing the city of Chicago, Cook County and the state of Illinois over sanctuary laws that prohibit local law enforcement from aiding ICE in arresting undocumented immigrants.
Trump administration sues Illinois and Chicago over immigration policies
The lawsuit claims the state and city are interfering with federal law.
www.axios.com
February 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This doesn't change Ithaca's non-compliance policy Trump's DOJ publicly condemned Tompkins County Sheriff Derek Osborne for following last week. But it does send a message. Despite administration's threats to cut funds from sanctuary cities, Ithaca won't assist ICE. ithacavoice.org/2025/02/comm...
Common Council “reaffirms” Ithaca’s sanctuary status after ICE arrest, DOJ threats  - The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y. — Common Council members unanimously reaffirmed the city’s sanctuary city resolution in a vote Wednesday that bars police and city officials from assisting U.S. Immigration and Customs En...
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February 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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ABC News reported Marco Rubio has been acting as head of the National Archives for weeks. This is news to everyone at the National Archives, including, apparently, the current head of NARA:

www.404media.co/national-arc...
National Archives Workers Unsure If Marco Rubio Has Secretly Been Their Boss for Weeks
The current Archivist of the United States held an all-hands this week in which she still seemed to be in charge, 404 Media has learned.
www.404media.co
February 6, 2025 at 3:59 PM
BREAKING: Joseph Howell, alleged ringleader and organizer in the kidnapping, torture and murder of Thomas Rath in May 2023, was sentenced to min. 31 years in state prison minutes ago. Story/details coming. Trial coverage: ithacavoice.org/2024/11/ring...
Ringleader in Rath torture, murder convicted, faces life in prison - The Ithaca Voice
This story contains graphic descriptions of violent and sexual acts. Please take care when reading. ITHACA, N.Y. — A 12-person jury in Tioga County found Joseph Howell, the man accused […]
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January 31, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Jesus Romero-Hernandez (27) was arrested outside of the Tompkins County Department of Social Services building in Ithaca. U.S. Attorney's Office said he's a "Mexican citizen" released from local custody Tuesday night after he was arrested Sept. 2023 for assault. ithacavoice.org/2025/01/ice-...
ICE agents arrest at least one person during Thursday raids in Ithaca - The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y. — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested at least one person in Ithaca Thursday in the first known instance of federal immigration enforcement action in Tompkins [...
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January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A spokesperson from NYS Police Troop C confirmed state police "assisted ICE today" in an email to @ithacavoice.bsky.social. More to come.
January 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Pictures shared on a community Facebook group of what eye witnesses assume are ICE agents outside the Tompkins County Department of Social Services. Taken ~ 1 hr. ago.
January 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A reliable source tells me they've been reported at "several locations" throughout the city, including at Ithaca's homeless encampment "The Jungle." Agents have since left the encampment, the source said. It's unclear if any arrests were made at the locations agents were spotted.
January 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
We're getting reports of ICE agents spotted in Tompkins County and the Ithaca area, specifically in Dryden and at the Asteri housing complex on Green Street in downtown Ithaca.
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January 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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like clockwork, NYT doesn’t credit my scoop
White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants
The full extent of the order was not immediately clear, but the directive sent to government agencies on Monday threatened to paralyze a vast swath of federal programs.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
this is very cool media reporting
NEW: Bloomberg reviewed +1K hours of YouTube vids from 9 popular streamers and podcasters who cater to American men. We analyzed 2 yrs of guests and transcripts to see how they discussed political topics and understand their role as a new mainstream info hub www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
January 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A petition launched yesterday calling on Cornell University to help keep Ithaca's Museum of the Earth from foreclosing has over 1,300 sigs. Its financial woes intensified after a group of once reliable donors couldn't fulfil a $30M pledge-via:@ithacavoice.bsky.social.
www.change.org/p/save-the-m...
Sign the Petition
Save the Museum of the Earth from Imminent Closure
www.change.org
January 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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I'm uneasy. I hope that comes cross. We are on a brink. newrepublic.com/article/1902...
January 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM